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Okinawans March for Peace as Japan Beefs Up US Military Alliance

Even while Tokyo moves to bolster its defense capabilities, residents of Okinawa continue to protest the militarization of their homeland.

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Okinawa seeks soil, water samples from Marine base after finding PFOS at nearby school

Okinawa prefecture again wants to sample soil and water on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma after detecting PFOS at a neighboring elementary school.

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Okinawa prefecture finds high PFAS levels, seeks further tests on US military bases

The Environmental Preservation Division requested base access for further testing, an official said.

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20 varieties of use-prohibited substances detected in groundwater south of Kadena Air Base＜英語ニュース＞

July13,2022RyukyuShimpoByShugoAsato OnJuly12theOkinawaPrefecturalEnvironmentalPreservationDivisionannouncedthatatotalof20chemicalsubstancesofwhichuseisprohibitedwithinJapan,suchastheorgani.

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Marine Corps finds low levels of toxins in wastewater flowing from Okinawa air station

The Marine Corps found low levels of the contaminants PFOS and PFOA in water flowing from an air station on Okinawa, more than two weeks after it flushed contaminated water into the public system.

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